3-ingredient recipes that are perfect for those lazy-girl lunch days

Sure, being able to do a week’s worth of meal prepping on Sunday is definitely #goals worthy. But what about those nights when Netflix is calling and the mere idea of filling up an entire cart full of produce (let alone chopping an onion) is enough to bring you to tears?

Those times call for super-simple recipes that can be created with only three main ingredients (not counting salt and pepper). You might even have a few of these foods hanging around your kitchen, meaning no need to push pause on your Sex and the City marathon in order to make a supermarket run. (Phew!)

Scroll down to see 5 healthy lunch recipes that come together in a flash.

Boiling water for the pasta is the most labor-intensive step of this beyond-easy lunch. Add kale and pesto and you’re good to go. (Here’s a homemade pesto you could make in advance if you don’t want to go the store-bought route.)